Mr. Eugene G. Maurice
5725 Spring House Way
Brentwood, TN 37027

April 14, 1997

Monster Board, Confidential

Re: Job Number 118006, Director, Information Systems

Dear Sir:

I am responding to you advertisement on the Monster Board for a Director, Information Systems at your Orlando location. 

I have an extensive background and experience in business application development and support. This has been augmented by recent experience working with an operations department, raising that organization to meet the challenges of new technologies including Imaging and EDI. The greatest part of my experience has been in the insurance industry and because of the extensive integration of technology into the business functions I have supported, I am certain that this knowledge will translate well into the type of individual you are seeking.. While going through my resume, you will find in depth experience in managing the development environment.

My most recent experience at Willis Corroon Corporation has included working with a number the subsidiaries of the group, covering a wide range of insurance activities. The specific areas of involvement have included; re-insurance, group life and health, wholesale property and casualty, P&C / Workers Compensation third party administration, and medical case management.  The scope of responsibilities I have enjoyed has given me an opportunity to expand my involvement in all areas of information services: software development, communications, operations support, and technical support. 

The knowledge I gained with my previous employer, Blue Cross / Blue Shield of Illinois, exposed me to many aspects of group health insurance in a large carrier environment. The work there also prepared me for continuing my growth in Information Technology by allowing me to be responsible for the design and development of highly complex business systems in a large mainframe environment.
  
My technical expertise covers a broad range of hardware, software and architectural platforms. This includes IBM Mainframe and DEC VAX /AXP hardware, MVS and VMS operating systems, Ingres database, and wide spectrum of PC based technologies.    

I welcome an opportunity to talk with you and discuss in more detail my qualifications for a position within your organization where I could utilize these skills.  I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you in advance for your help

Sincerely,



Gene Maurice



EUGENE G. MAURICE
5725 Spring House Way	       Home:  (615) 371-8935
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027	   Fax:   (615) 377-0433
E-mail:  maurice.gene@worldnet.att.net


CAREER OBJECTIVE AND SUMMARY

A senior-level management position that will utilize my expertise in project management, business systems development and technology integration.  Nineteen years in information technology, primarily in the insurance industry, qualify me for such a position.


BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE

1987 to 1997	WILLIS CORROON CORPORATION - Nashville, Tennessee

Director, Special Projects	(1995 to 1997)

Responsible for developing and planning the procedures and infrastructure necessary to re-focus the staff and environment in the Operations Department in order to prepare for the changes brought on by new technologies.  Also responsible for developing and implementing an EDI strategy for the worldwide organization. 

Some Major Accomplishments:
o	Established and coordinated an integrated disaster-recovery plan utilizing an overseas hot 	site
o	Completed a project to the requirements for an enterprise-wide imaging / document 	management solution
o	Developed and implemented corporate-wide EDI strategy for critical data transfer,resulting 	in improved control, flow, and timeliness of information
o	Developed plan and organized resources for improved client server technology, utilizing 	the NT operating system within a mainframe environment

Director, Systems Development	(1987 to 1995)

Responsible for all phases of system development and maintenance in support of the business units within the Wholesale and Specialty Sales Group of Willis Corroon.  Acted as the Information Services account representative to these business units; activities included managing multiple project staffs, budgeting, strategic planning, scheduling, and coordination with other Information Services functions.  Business systems supported included Group Life & Health Claims and Administration, Worker Compensation Claims Payment, Re-insurance Brokerage Administration, Health Care Management System, and Wholesale Brokerage Policy Management System.

Some Major Accomplishments:
o	Managed implementation of an in-house workers compensation system resulting in an annual savings of $600,000
o	Prepared an affiliate organization for transition to local management and support for a re-insurance brokerage administration system
o	Led selection process and directed implementation of a project management software system, resulting in consistency of project planning across 17 separate project groups
o	Consulted on the development of requirements for a new Surplus Lines Brokerage system and participated in selection of outside development vendor
o	Negotiated consolidation of four separate 401K record-keeping software licenses into a 	single contract, for a corporate cost saving of $250,000
o	Developed and implemented an Information Systems cost allocation and charge-back methodology
o	Directly involved in successful response to RFPs and sales presentation process on a 	number of key workman's compensation accounts
o	Directed conversion and implementation of a vendor-supplied group life and health 	administration and claims processing system, resulting in improved efficiencies, reduced 	overall costs, improved information and timeliness

1978 to 1987	HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION - Chicago, Illinois

Manager, Claim Systems	(1985 to 1987)

Responsible for all maintenance and enhancements to three separate claim processing systems; traditional BC/BS, comprehensive major medical, and a dental claims processing system.  Duties included direct and indirect supervision, project planning, staff scheduling, business needs analysis and integration with other system components.


Supervisor, Basic Claim System	(1982 to 1985)

Supervised a staff of programmers and analysts in the maintenance and management of a large-scale batch and on-line claims processing system.  This system supported all claims payment functions for the primary line of group coverage with 2,500 on-line users.


Senior Systems Analyst	(1978 to 1982)

Primarily responsible as a project leader for the design, testing, and implementation of major enhancements to an existing claim processing system.


1969 to 1978	ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD - Chicago, Illinois

Senior Internal Auditor	(1972 to 1978)

Performed EDP audits of the railroad's various accounting and operational systems.  Also performed financial and operational audits of the railroad, its subsidiaries, and its operations jointly owned with other railroads.

Accountant	(1969 to 1972)

Accomplished various accounting duties in the Accounts Receivable and Payroll Departments.


TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:
o	DEC VAX and AXP platforms using the VMS operating system; these systems operate as 		two-tiered client server applications using COBOL on the VAX for the business logic and		presentation manager and Ingres/SQL as the RDMS
o	PC based client server applications using Visual Basic as the presentation manager and 	communicating with Ingres databases running on the VAX system
o	IBM mainframe environment using the MVS operating system and CICS; application 	languages included both COBOL and BAL using BDAM and VSAM file structures
o	Have been involved with PC based technology since the inception in the 1980's, with an 
	in-depth understanding of how to integrate PC based application software with mainframe 	based business applications


MILITARY:	United States Marine Corps - Honorable Discharge 1966 to 1969

EDUCATION:	South Suburban Community College, South Holland, IL  Accounting

REFERENCES:	Available upon request

